Public Bus
Protected/separated bike lanes
Median parks
Lots of scooter/small motorcycles
Public bike share
Car share (similar to zip car in USA)
Friday, June 29, 2012
Walking in Tel Aviv
Plenty of urban planning aspects/infrastructure in this Israeli city of ~half million people
Public Bus
Protected/separated bike lanes
Median parks
Lots of scooter/small motorcycles
Public bike share
Car share (similar to zip car in USA)
Public Bus
Protected/separated bike lanes
Median parks
Lots of scooter/small motorcycles
Public bike share
Car share (similar to zip car in USA)
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Traveling through the West Bank
"The cabs are yellow, but don't be confused...you are NOT in America" 
Monday, June 25, 2012
David Ben-Gurion
Today we visited the desert home of the first Prime Minister of Israel...and yes, that is his personal bathroom (there was another one for his wife).
More to come regarding Ben-Gurion soon!
More to come regarding Ben-Gurion soon!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Camping...Israel Style
June 24--Night
We arrived at the Bedouin tent area late this afternoon called "Chan Hashayarot." Since we are in the middle of the Negev Dessert, the tent is located in the middle of nowhere.
There are multiple long tents set up and we are one of maybe 3 or 4 groups staying here. It's designed to show tourists what the Bedouin experience is like. After observing the camels (which we will ride tomorrow...great...), we ate dinner. Sitting at 5 to a "table," we actually sat on the floor of a tent. The food was served to us on a large platter and we weren't given plates...just pita, chicken/meat and rice, two types of humus, and veggies. Delicious.
Afterwards, the "leader" (i can't remember his name or title) talked to us about Bedouin life...which consists of up to 4 wives, arranged marriage, camels/tents/cars and a shifting culture.
It's nice to have the soldiers with us now. They (4 girls and 4 boys) are young...oldest is 21 and they are just like ordinary young adults. Same interests and curiosities are shares among the two groups. A few are within months of being done with their service...while others still have a year or so left. Many are planning on traveling when done, but they don't have much money to do so... They make like 100 dollars a month while in the army. More on them later...
The sky is so clear tonight, a gorgeous starry night. Hanging by the fire was nice, though the sleep conditions are interesting to say the least. Sleeping on the ground is not extremely appealing, especially on nasty looking "mattresses" and sleeping bags. This looks to be a different night.
We arrived at the Bedouin tent area late this afternoon called "Chan Hashayarot." Since we are in the middle of the Negev Dessert, the tent is located in the middle of nowhere.
There are multiple long tents set up and we are one of maybe 3 or 4 groups staying here. It's designed to show tourists what the Bedouin experience is like. After observing the camels (which we will ride tomorrow...great...), we ate dinner. Sitting at 5 to a "table," we actually sat on the floor of a tent. The food was served to us on a large platter and we weren't given plates...just pita, chicken/meat and rice, two types of humus, and veggies. Delicious.
Afterwards, the "leader" (i can't remember his name or title) talked to us about Bedouin life...which consists of up to 4 wives, arranged marriage, camels/tents/cars and a shifting culture.
It's nice to have the soldiers with us now. They (4 girls and 4 boys) are young...oldest is 21 and they are just like ordinary young adults. Same interests and curiosities are shares among the two groups. A few are within months of being done with their service...while others still have a year or so left. Many are planning on traveling when done, but they don't have much money to do so... They make like 100 dollars a month while in the army. More on them later...
The sky is so clear tonight, a gorgeous starry night. Hanging by the fire was nice, though the sleep conditions are interesting to say the least. Sleeping on the ground is not extremely appealing, especially on nasty looking "mattresses" and sleeping bags. This looks to be a different night.
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